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The '''Kho Kho Federation of India''' ('''KKFI''') is the national governing body for [[Kho kho|kho-kho]] in India. [[Sudhanshu Mittal]] is the President.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2021-07-05 |title=Sudhanshu Mittal re-elected as President of Kho Kho Federation of India |url=https://www.jagranjosh.com/current-affairs/sudhanshu-mittal-reelected-as-president-of-kho-kho-federation-of-india-1625490936-1 |access-date=2023-10-06 |website=Jagranjosh.com}}</ref>

[[Ultimate Kho Kho]] (UKK), a franchise-based Indian kho-kho league,<ref>{{Cite web |last=Khosla |first=Varuni |date=2023-01-17 |title=Ultimate Kho Kho S1 claims total reach of 41 million viewers from India |url=https://www.livemint.com/sports/news/ultimate-kho-kho-s1-claims-total-reach-of-41-million-viewers-from-india-11673930091871.html |access-date=2023-10-06 |website=mint |language=en}}</ref> is hosted in collaboration with KKFI,<ref>{{Cite web |last=Khosla |first=Varuni |date=2023-01-17 |title=Ultimate Kho Kho S1 claims total reach of 41 million viewers from India |url=https://www.livemint.com/sports/news/ultimate-kho-kho-s1-claims-total-reach-of-41-million-viewers-from-india-11673930091871.html |access-date=2023-10-06 |website=mint |language=en}}</ref> with KKFI having chosen the players for the initial season's draft.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Prakash,DHNS |first=Hita |title=Ballari labourer’s son basking in limelight |url=https://www.deccanherald.com/sports/ballari-labourer-s-son-basking-in-limelight-1139204.html |access-date=2023-10-06 |website=Deccan Herald |language=en}}</ref> Several changes were made to the format of kho-kho played in UKK by KKFI, with an overall goal of modernising the sport.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Narayanan |first=Abhishek Saini & Lavanya Lakshmi |date=2022-09-17 |title=Ultimate Kho Kho — Welcome revival or departure from roots? |url=https://sportstar.thehindu.com/other-sports/ultimate-kho-kho-2022-ukk-odisha-juggernauts-telugu-yoddhas-pune-maharashtra/article65898347.ece |access-date=2023-10-06 |website=sportstar.thehindu.com |language=en}}</ref> KKFI has also changed kho-kho at the national level, where the game is now played on matted surfaces.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2019-10-30 |title=Rising from hamlets, these kho kho Maha champs dream big |url=https://www.hindustantimes.com/pune-news/rising-from-hamlets-these-kho-kho-maha-champs-dream-big/story-aSAAPef6gOSkAWRAFdMcQJ.html |access-date=2023-10-06 |website=Hindustan Times |language=en}}</ref>

KKFI has targeted [[Northeast India]] as a place for potential expansion of kho-kho,<ref>{{Cite web |last=Desk |first=Sentinel Digital |date=2023-04-02 |title=Kho kho is developing very fast: Sudhanshu Mittal - Sentinelassam |url=https://www.sentinelassam.com/north-east-india-news/local-sports/kho-kho-is-developing-very-fast-sudhanshu-mittal-643648 |access-date=2023-10-06 |website=www.sentinelassam.com |language=en}}</ref> and is aiming to add a UKK team in the region.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Gani |first=Abdul |date=2023-03-15 |title=Kho Kho Federation of India to request NE states to include the game in schools |url=https://assamtribune.com/sports/kho-kho-federation-of-india-to-request-ne-states-to-include-the-game-in-schools-1467135 |access-date=2023-10-06 |website=assamtribune.com |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Baparnash |first=Tridib |date=2023-03-16 |title=Making efforts to have a NE team in Ultimate Kho Kho: Mittal |url=http://www.eastmojo.com/assam/2023/03/16/making-efforts-to-have-a-ne-team-in-ultimate-kho-kho-mittal/ |access-date=2023-10-06 |website=EastMojo |language=en-US}}</ref> It is also involved in promoting kho-kho internationally in order to get it included in events like the [[Asian Games]].<ref>[https://olympics.com/en/news/kho-kho-asian-games-2026-indian-olympic-association IOA hopes to have kho kho included in the Asian Games roster] https://olympics.com/</ref> and collaborated with the [[Kho Kho Federation of England]] to organise an International Kho Kho Cup in 2018.<ref>[https://www.tribuneindia.com/news/archive/sports/news-detail-634616 Indigenous kho kho goes international] https://www.tribuneindia.com/ Vinayak Padmadeo</ref> KKFI also organised the 4th edition of the Asian Kho Kho Championship in 2023.<ref>{{Cite web |last=India |first=Press Trust of |date=2023-03-13 |title=Asian Kho Kho championship in Assam from March 20 |url=http://www.eastmojo.com/assam/2023/03/13/asian-kho-kho-championship-in-assam-from-march-20/ |access-date=2023-10-06 |website=EastMojo |language=en-US}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news |last=Karmakar |first=Rahul |date=2023-03-23 |title=Indian men, women bag 4th Asian Kho Kho titles |language=en-IN |work=The Hindu |url=https://www.thehindu.com/sport/other-sports/indian-men-women-bag-4th-asian-kho-kho-titles/article66653371.ece |access-date=2023-10-06 |issn=0971-751X}}</ref>

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Kho Kho Federation of India - Revision history

AnnisMatthews at 18:54, 6 October 2023